Crooked Stave Petite Sour (Blueberry)
Wild ale aged in oak barrels with blueberries
3.8
312 reviews
Denver, United States
Community reviews
Beautiful beer, almost the colour of cranberry juice, a bit more purple. Very nice light body and big but fairly gentle and delicate flavour. Berries, tart, dry, a bit of a winey flavour. An instant tingle and funk throughout. Top notch again from Crooked Stave.
Bottle. Nice flavors of hibiscus, tart lemon and real blueberry undertones. An excellent light and easy sour.
On tap at jonas. Deep red colour, small white lacing. Nose is light sourness, fruits. Taste is low sourness, faint brett. NOt bad but i was expecting more.
A pretty, summery, burnt orange colour with visible sediments from being aged in fresh blueberries.
Subtle orange peel aroma, oaky with hints of blueberry.
A very tart, dry beer with a finish of lime juice. Initial blueberry sweetness, followed by oaky funky notes.
Overall an enjoyable sour.
375ml bottle. Pours a hazy light crimson, with a moderate white head, which fades fairly quickly. Blueberry, oak and a good level of funk in the aroma. An initial sweet blueberry flavour is overtaken by strong sourness. Woody notes and crushed leaves in the mid-palate. Funky, fruity notes to finish. Interesting and enjoyable.
Flaska Systembolaget. Rödorange vätska. Doft av syrliga bär, trä, fat och jäst. En mycket syrlig och frisk doft av blåbär, äpplekart och harsyra. Torr avslutning
Draught at Mikkeller SF. Amber color, white head. Sour taste with blueberry, tart, wheat, earthy notes, vinegar and grass. Sour finish with blueberry, tart, wheat, earthy notes and grass. Excellent sour ale.
light sour aroma. light red in color with fast fading head. taste is moderately sour with light notes of blueberry
On tap @ Beer Temple, Brettfest 2017. The aroma has red/blue berries. Hazy red coloured beer with a pink, thin head. The taste is sourish, funky, has the berries, tartness, some floral tones, hit of wood. nice one
500ml bottle from Craft Beer Cellar in Pewaukee, shared with PracticePlastic. Pinkish copper pour. Aroma has tart fruits, berries, some oak. Taste is oaky, berries, light sweet malt. Tasty, if not super deep, for style. Finishes oaky tart. 15
Bottle from Craft Bar PCB on crazy sale. Overall a very pleasant sour with mild tartness. You get faint blueberry in the aroma and also lingering in the finish. Nice.
July 8th, 2015 - With the core sours out of the way, our tasting session moves on to the Sour Blueberry. Here I am still skeptical, even though the last couple of Crooked Stave brews have been revelations. The color is a beautiful pomegranate red, with a slight bubble gum pinkness, and the smell is sweet and full of blackberry, bubble gum and pomegranate juice. It smells as it looks in synchronicity. The front of the flavor is tangy, and the pomegranate appears again, but the flavor shift dramatically, adding some blueberry darkness and depth. This note drifts for a long time, until cooly settling into a delicious and long, quiet aftertaste of fruit.
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines, Sheffield. Deep, blush pink. Thin and swirly, lacing, white head. Nose has blueberry. Yoghurt. Light brett. Lemon juice. Vanilla. Taste is fruity and sweet, with a soft, juicy tartness. Light and clean mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Lightly drying. Fruity and tart finish, with a tad of vanilla sweetness. Easy going, super drinkable sour.
On tap at Bitter Phew, Surry Hills. Pours a thin red with a cream head. Aroma: blueberries, raspberries, yeast, herbal notes. Taste: blueberries, raspberries, mild citrus, floral, yeast flavours. Medium bodied. Mild carbonation. Moderate tartness. Easy drinking. Quite refreshing.
375ml bottle. Clear copper with a thin ring of white foam. Flavors are butter, lemon zest, oak and blueberry with watery notes. Light to medium body, moderate to good carbonation, slick texture.
Fein säuerlicher Beginn, hell holzig, Heidelbeeren. Spritzig, trockener Hintergrund. die Säure bleibt konstant, wenig Kirsche. Erfrischend, natürlich, zum Ende schärfer und im Nachhall säuerlicher. Gut. 11/10/11/11/12/11
Very Smooth; it has just enough sour /sweetness to make it work. Not worth budget busting price, but had to try it!
Murky red-pink colour. Aroma and flavour have fruit sugar sweetness and a pleasant sharp, astringent finish. Perfumed and a bit funky.
Bottle. Clear burnt orange pour with a white head. Muted sour blueberry bouquet. Sour and a bit one dimensional with hints of blueberry in the finish. Average body and mouthfeel.
Can HC&B 2-24-23
3.5 Bottle Highland 6-27-15
(Draught at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 21 Feb 2018) Amber colour with hints of purple. Brief off-white head. Fruity, sourish nose with notes of blueberries, citrus and raspberries. Fruity, tart taste with blueberries, lemon, raspberries, old cheese and a fresh and generous tartness in the finish. Medium body, dry, with low bitterness. Tasty and refreshing, with a fresh acidity and a good berry character. Very nice.
From draft, tartness, grains, blueberries, bitter skin, yeast and light oak. Slight vinegar tart, yeast and blueberry. Fresh tart aftertaste and light dry
Tap at Denver airport. Pours hazy reddish amber. Aroma and flavor are blueberries, wheat, neutral oak, some tartness, and some floral notes; a little watery. Medium body.
Tap at BeerTemple, 21st February 18. Pours light and straw coloured. Aroma is funk, fruit. Taste is sour, not overly, tart fruit, refreshing, some wood. Not overly complex, but nice.
Taster at Brewdog Brighton. Sour beer will never be my favourite style, but I’m warming to them. This is a nice example. Pours red with a slight haze and a white head. The aroma is sour wine gums. Tastes like sour, yeasty, fizzy sherbet.
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Draught @ Randolph Beer - DUMBO. Clear burgundy-red with small frothy whitish head, faint acidic aroma, high carbonation, medium sour blueberry taste, thin body, long sour finish. Very fruity.
Kran w Muted Horn. Aromat delikatnie dziki i mocno landrynkowy. Wysokie nasycenie, umiarkowana kwaśność, landrynkowe.
2017/12/27 - Pours hazy reddish-purple with a thin, light pink head that quickly dissipates and leaves moderate lacing. Aroma is tart lemon and berries with hints of oak, yoghurt, vinegar and light funk. Taste is tart berries (blueberry, blackberry, raspberry), lemon, yoghurt, oak and funk. Mouthfeel is light to medium with sharp carbonation and a dry, moderately acidic finish. Pretty good, but nothing exceptional.
Bottle from bottle Baron. Nose is mandarin, apricot, blueberry, cherry. Palate is blueberry Joghurt, pineapple, berries, currant. Very good. Super fruity, nice sour backbone.